Education

Events

Association for Science Education Conference - Biology in the Real World Talks

The Society for Endocrinology sponsors the Biology in the Real World Symposium, which takes place annually at the Association for Science Education (ASE) conference. This symposium is sponsored and organised by the Nucleus Group (a group of learned societies and other organisations who work together to provide free curriculum enrichment and career advice). It aims to provide secondary level school teachers with information on new developments in biology and give examples of current research taking place in the lab.
Details of the next events will be posted shortly.

In 2012, in recognition of the Olympics taking place in the UK, the Nucleus Group hosted a series of talks entitled 'Biology in the Real World: A Sporting Chance'. Audio recordings of the presentations can be found on the BBSRC website.

External resources

These pages provide access to other web sites that may be of interest.

Resources for teachers

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Resources for Schools website provides curriculum related resources on a wide range of topics for use by teachers and their pupils of all ages.

PlaybackSchools is a new service from the National STEM Centre, giving you free access to the 3500 videos produced by Teachers TV. These popular resources allow teachers to 'step inside' real classrooms to share their good practice and ideas.

Practical Biology provides biology teachers of Key Stages 3-5 with experiments that demonstrate a wide range of biological concepts and processes. Each practical may be used alone or as a starting-point for open-ended investigations or enhancement activities, such as clubs or open-day events.
Practical Biology is a joint project between the Society of Biology and the Nuffield Foundation Curriculum Programme in association with CLEAPSS, and with the sponsorship of other organisations involved in bioscience education, including the Society for Endocrinology.

Schoolscience provides a directory of science resources, information and contacts for primary and secondary schools.
Working together, we help teachers, pupils and technicians enrich science learning.
The hundreds of resources on this site are organised in an easy to navigate database.

The Wellcome Trust offers a number of resources to promote science in the curriculum, support teachers to deliver high-quality stimulating science education and enable young people to engage with biomedical science and the issues it raises.

Virtual Lab is an interactive web-based platform that allows pupils to participate in real biomedical research online. The aim of the website is to increase confidence among young people to discuss science; to provide experiences in support of their university applications and career development.

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